stephen reid was dead. prad prado is still in the hospital. >> whether it was done to send a message is still not clear. >> reporter: five of the suspects were arrested at this home in hercules earlier this week. the woman at the door politely told me the police got it all wrong, but she wouldn't elaborate. >> can you tell me anything? >> have a nice day. >> reporter: the judge would not allow us to point cameras at the suspects but of the four that appeared before the judge, two men and one woman were charged with murder, another woman charged with assault. the suspects had various aliases, including pocahontas, snow and killer. police say the beatings took place here. it also is a place where two of the women who were arrested happen to live. one of those women, maelene lintz, was released from jail, charges dropped. neighbors say she grabbed her stuff and is gone. in san francisco, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> coming up, new details about the oregon mall shooter. and the big mistake he made just days ago. >>>